It seems this deal may have hit a minor snag. I don't see how this impacts the rest of the trade.

According to several league sources, Anthony has not told anyone, not even his representatives, that he will sign a contract extension with the Nets.

One source who has spoken with Anthony since trade talks between Denver, New Jersey and Detroit became public last weekend said the Nuggets forward has never even hinted at signing with New Jersey.

"He has not agreed to go to New Jersey," said the source, who speaks regularly with Anthony. "I have never heard him, in all the times we've talked, say he's willing to go to New Jersey. Not once. Personally, I would be stunned if he went there and signed an extension."

Ujiri has been making calls to Eastern and Western Conference teams trying to find a team to take New Jersey point guard Devin Harris(notes), league sources said. Harris is still a player the Nuggets don’t control, and yet he’s shopping him around the league.

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My thought is, why don't we just add Stuckey in the mix and land Harris? Send Stuck to Denver along with Murphy's expiring and then receive Harris/Petro and pick from NJ?

I thought Simmons makes a pretty good point in this column. Melo has earned an estimated $75.5mil from Denver so far. Is it really worth a few extra million to go to the rebuilding Nets when he could wait it out, go to New York, and make them title contenders?

Simmons' other scenario is the Clippers. They seem to have the potential to offer an even more enticing package for Melo than NJ can (including Minnesota's UNPROTECTED 2012 first round pick), it makes you wonder why they haven't tried it or why Denver is not interested.

We got a shout-out in the article, too...

2. "They can pay him the 65."
Again, so what? Carmelo should sacrifice two years of his title-winning prime playing with Brook Lopez (took a step backward this season), Chauncey Billups (past his prime), Rip Hamilton (hasn't had a meaningful basketball moment in two years), and no other real assets other than a billionaire's money (which netted $60 million of Johan Petro, Travis Outlaw and Jordan Farmar last summer, so obviously, money isn't everything), Ian Eagle and two ABA championship banners? And the light at the end of the teammate tunnel would be Chris Paul -- another Rose client, and a free agent in 2012, but he's playing with a knee brace the size of Earl Boykins right now? Really? That's the whole plan?

I thought Simmons makes a pretty good point in this column. Melo has earned an estimated $75.5mil from Denver so far. Is it really worth a few extra million to go to the rebuilding Nets when he could wait it out, go to New York, and make them title contenders?

Simmons' other scenario is the Clippers. They seem to have the potential to offer an even more enticing package for Melo than NJ can (including Minnesota's UNPROTECTED 2012 first round pick), it makes you wonder why they haven't tried it or why Denver is not interested.

We got a shout-out in the article, too...

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This is a really great Simmons article. Enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks for posting it, cj. For the record, he makes a great case for the Clippers.

My personal preference would be for Devin Harris to end up a Piston somehow, for Rip to end up somewhere else maybe playing with his BFF. This would really help my fantasy team ALOT, as I have Ty Lawson and Al Harrington and if they are moving chairs on the Denver Titanic I'd like to see those guys get some serious burn. Without Carmelo and Chauncey, that might happen for the Aurora Guardians. But I just love Devin Harris and have thought for a long time I'd love to see him in a Pistons uni.